John Milton, EnglishmanGollancz, 1950 - 314 pages |
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Page 98
... England . I could recount what I have seen and heard in other countries , where this kind of inquisition tyrannises ; when I have sat among their learned men ( for that honour I had ) , and been counted happy to be born in such a place ...
... England . I could recount what I have seen and heard in other countries , where this kind of inquisition tyrannises ; when I have sat among their learned men ( for that honour I had ) , and been counted happy to be born in such a place ...
Page 110
... England made me alter my purpose ; for I thought it base to be travelling for amusement abroad , while my fellow - citizens were fighting for liberty at home . The news which turned him back was of events connected with the resistance ...
... England made me alter my purpose ; for I thought it base to be travelling for amusement abroad , while my fellow - citizens were fighting for liberty at home . The news which turned him back was of events connected with the resistance ...
Page 299
... England , in act and utterance and personality , is more important than his art . Milton , thou should'st be living at this hour ; England hath need of thee . Tennyson , on the other hand , voices the tribute of a craftsman to the ...
... England , in act and utterance and personality , is more important than his art . Milton , thou should'st be living at this hour ; England hath need of thee . Tennyson , on the other hand , voices the tribute of a craftsman to the ...
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